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Constantine summoned the Council of Nicaea to deal with some alternative interpretations. The Creed was the result. I am never sure of Constantine's intent except he wanted to eliminate all who stood in his way and have the final word.

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Michele Constantine apparently had a vision about 311 before a battle that turned him towards Jesus Christ. [Reminiscent of Paul’s vision that turned him from anti-Jesus to Jesus’s devoted disciple?]

Eventually he called the Council of Nicaea in 325 to work out some theological issues. The Holy Ghost was one such negotiated addition. This was a major step in Christianity moving from a persecuted religion to being the religion of the Roman Empire.

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Yes, but I have questions about his Christianity. I read all about this in the bio I read about his mother which had a lot more about him actually. I see his conversion as a part of the road to Christian authoritarianism. (I did enjoy his mother's story from a concubine of his father to mother of an emperor and finder of the True Cross.) A constant theme was that he let no one or anything stand in his way to complete control.

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